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Hanging Out Over at Diverse Reader…

GRL Diverse Reader Feature

I have a guest post up at Diverse Reader on this year’s GRL: This is my third GRL in four years—I missed last year—and my second time around as a Featured Author. It’s also the first time that GRL hasn’t featured a vendor room, and as such, the first time I don’t have to watch over a table for Queer Sci Fi and QueeRomance Ink. Which means my time is open to hang out with my fellow authors and the many great readers who come to this event. I’ve reached the point in my career where I have a pretty … Read more

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COVER REVEAL/GIVEAWAY: Dog Tagged, by James Brock

Dog Tagged - James Brock

James Brock has a new MM Military Romance out, and I have the cover reveal: “Dog Tagged.” Drill Sergeant Clay Norris has his military life running right on schedule. Career focused he appreciates that he joined up when his sexuality is at least acknowledged under Don’t Ask, Don’t tell, even if he doesn’t get to act on his urges as much as he likes. In formation with his new trainee group he locks eyes with Chevrolet Banks and his life, their lives, are changed forever. Dog Tagged is an insta love military romance based on real life incidents. Amazon | … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT/GIVEAWAY: Victoria Sue

Victoria Sue

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. GIVEAWAY: Victoria Sue is giving away a backlist eBook with this post – for a chance to win, comment below. Today, Victoria Sue – Victoria Sue fell in love with love stories as a child when she would hide away with her mom’s library books and dream of the dashing hero coming to rescue her from math homework. She never mastered math but never stopped loving her heroes and decided to give them … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Pure Dumb Luck, by Dahlia Donovan

Pure Dumb Luck

Dahlia Donovan has a new contemporary MM romance out: Pure Dumb Luck. When two small-town country dudes win the lottery, they finally find the courage to speak their truth. An unexpected adventure follows. Linwood “Woody” Robinson has a routine. He works for his baby brother in construction, buys three lottery tickets every week, and lusts after his best friend from high school. He’s done the same thing for twenty years. Eddison “Eddie” Howard owns the only gas station in their small South Carolina town, sells lottery tickets, and lusts after his best friend from afar. They joke around but never … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: I’ve Got This, by Louisa Masters

I've Got This

Louisa Masters has a new MM contemporary romance out in the Joy Universe series: “I’ve Got This.” Derek Bryer loves his life. His job as an assistant director at Joy Universe, the second-largest theme park complex on the planet, makes him indirectly responsible for bringing joy (pun intended) to millions of people. So what if none of his relationships are that close? Everyone he meets loves him. Except Trav Jones. For some reason, the visiting Broadway performer would rather Derek just go away. He appreciates Derek’s work ethic, though, and after Trav steps up when Derek desperately needs someone to … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Summer of Hush, by R.L. Merrill

Summer of Hush

R.L. Merrill has a new contemporary MM romance out: “Summer of Hush.” Hush is back… and it’s about to get loud. After two years grieving the death of his best friend, Silas Franklin is back on the road with his metalcore band, Hush. With a new member, a brilliant new album, and a headlining spot on the last cross-country Warped Tour, life couldn’t be better—unless Silas could meet the intriguing music blogger known only as the Guru. Silas has followed his blog for years and feels the Guru might be the only person who “gets” him. For years Krishnan Guruvayoor … Read more

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Trailer for The Shoreless Sea

The Shoreless Sea

The Shoreless Sea, the final book in the Liminal Sky trilogy, is almost here (October 15th), and I have a gorgeous trailer to share from Baz Collins: As the epic trilogy hurtles toward its conclusion, the fight for the future isn’t over yet. It could lead to a new beginning, or it might spell the end for the last vestiges of humankind. The generation ship Forever has left Earth behind, but a piece of the old civilization lives on in the Inthworld—a virtual realm that retains memories of Earth’s technological wonders and vices. A being named Lilith leads the uprising, … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: The Fixit List

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The manuscript is written, it’s gone through my beta readers and is finalized in third-draft form. And it’s ready to go out to the publisher/agent/pitch wars/wherever. Almost. There’s still one last step I take before unleashing my work onto an eager and unsuspecting world. (side note: can someone be both eager and unsuspecting?) The fixit list. Every author who has been around for long enough has one. It’s the list of things you know you do wrong, the ones you’ve been called on again and again by your editors but somehow never stop doing in the heat of writing. I … Read more

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Marvin’s New Book Is Here!!!

TAD

Drag queen meets Angel of Death. It sounds awesome: When Tad pushes the boundaries of his duties too far, his angel wings are stripped, and he is sent to New York City to live as a human. Lost and alone he meets Doug, and the two start a friendship that will last a lifetime. But nothing is simple when you’re dealing with a former Angel of Death and a Drag Queen. Could these two cause our world to end or will they manage to keep the future secure? Grab a copy here: Amazon | Universal Buy Link

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Gregory J. Gardner, Jr.

Gregory J. Gardner, Jr.

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Gregory J. Gardner – Born in 1980, and having moved around a lot, he was in 7 different schools from grades 1-6 and, after suffering a traumatic brain injury at the age of 7, he’s used writing and drawing as a way to cope with a constantly changing world. Thanks so much, Gregory, for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: What do you do when you get writer’s block?  Gregory J. Gardner, Jr.: … Read more